(Of interest, and on order...)
Blood: Art, Power, Politics, and Pathology
Edited by James M. Bradburn
280 pp., 200 color illus., hardcover
ISBN 3-7913-2600-7
Prestel Publishing
"Examines of the most powerful and
ubiquitous of human symbols. Illustrated
with art works from some of the world's
most important collections, this volume
shows how changing conceptions of
blood have shaped social relations and
material culture over the past 1,500 years."
http://www.prestel.com/
"Schirn Kunstalle and Mak.Frankfurt
(the Museum fur Angewandte Kunst) in
Frankfurt are teaming up to present "Blood:
Perspectives on Art, Power, Politics and
Pathology," Nov. 11, 2001-Jan. 27, 2002.
The exhibition, which ranges from Old
Testament blood sacrifice to 20th-century
Blut und Boden, from birth and death to
AIDS and the Genome Project, features
approximately 160 works organized by
Mak.Frankfurt director James M.
Bradburne. The show is sponsored by
Aventis, Deutsche Bank and German
Red Cross; a blood donor van will be
stationed outside the entrance to each
museum -- and a donation wins free
admission to the show. The exhibition
is divided into four sections: "Sacrificial
Blood" looks at Maya blood sacrifice;
"Redeeming Blood" considers the
Christian tradition; "Dynastic Blood"
examines issues of race, inheritance,
identity and marriage; and "Pathological
Blood" features contemporary art. A tall
cylinder filled with 6.5 liters of red fluid -
the amount in an average human -- is at
the opening of each installation.
Contemporary artists in the show include
the Vienna Actionists, Marina Abramovic,
Andres Serrano and Gilbert & George."
www.bloodexhibition.de
www.blutaustellung.de.
( from www.artnet.com/ )
